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Barrington Animal Hospital delays plan to relocate   Barrington Animal Hospital, pictured here at its current location at 216 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington, got an extension from the village for its plan to move into the former Fifth Third Bank building at 353 W. Northwest Highway. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer   Posted2/9/2021 5:30 AM Barrington Animal Hospital has delayed its plan to relocate into and expand the former Fifth Third Bank building in Barrington. The village board unanimously voted Monday night to give an extension to the animal hospital, whose plan for t...

During the Greater Topeka Partnership's annual Economic Outlook Conference on Friday, Freddy Mawyin, the GTP's research manager, revealed 4,681 workers in Shawnee County remain out of a job. "Small businesses are under severe financial stress," he said, "and a large pool of workers have not yet recovered from the recession." The county's unemployment rate in October was just over 5% — a notable drop from the 12.2% unemployment rate seen in April. Mawyin indicated local employment numbers are "slowly improving." Still, he said, it could be the second quarter of 2021 before local employment ...